Baked or Roasted Beets

Baked or roasted beets are convenient to make when the stove-top is crowded. Roasting beets will fill your kitchen with the sweet and earthy beet flavor.

Serve baked beets simply, hot or at room temperature. This dish is great in winter - it lets you use up your “old” winter beets.

What you’ll need:

1 pound of beets, stems trimmed to 1 inch

½ cup of water

2 tablespoons melted butter, or olive, or walnut oil

1 tablespoon minced parsley, chives, or dill

Fresh lemon or lime juice to taste

What to do:

Preheat the oven to 350°F

Place the beets in an 8-inch square baking pan or a round oven-proof dish

Add water. Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil and bake until the beets are easily pierced with a thin skewer or knife tip, about 45 minutes for small beets, 1 hour for medium, and 1¼ hours for large beets

Slip off the skins, and leave the beets whole or slice into round or wedges. Season with salt and black pepper, or paprika to taste. Toss with butter or oil, minced parsley, and lemon juice